What on Earth did I just eat?

Do you have a palate of steel? Are you the kind of person who will order the unfamiliar just so you can say you tried it? Have you ever wondered, "What on earth did I just eat?" Take this quiz to find out what it was.

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Question 1 of 11

Traveling in Iceland, you run across a menu item called "hákarl." Wanting to try the local fare, you order it. What did you just eat?

salted jellyfish

yak tongue

fermented shark

Hákarl is fermented shark. It is a traditional Icelandic dish, and people describe it as smelling of fish and ammonia. Eating it without gagging is considered a sign of strength and fortitude.

Question 2 of 11

While visiting the Philippines, your new friends urge you to try some balut. You tell them, "Sure!" What did you just eat?

a duck embryo

Widely thought to be an aphrodisiac, balut is a boiled duck egg with a duck embryo inside. You eat it in the shell.

the stinkiest fruit in the world

brains

Question 3 of 11

You're on vacation in Mexico. Since you love tacos, you decide to try out the house special, "taco de chapulines." What did you just eat?

grasshoppers

Chapulines are dried grasshoppers. The flavor is described as nutty, crunchy and salty.

intestines

raw snails

Question 4 of 11

On a business trip in Asia, your hosts urge you to try the durian. You can smell it a mile away. What did you just eat?

raw shark

fruit

Covered in spikes, durian is a fruit widely believed to be the stinkiest fruit in the world. Described as smelling like dirty socks, a Porta-John, or a dirty diaper, enthusiasts insist the fruit inside is delicious.

fertilized quail egg

Question 5 of 11

Undeterred by the durian, you decide to try a little of the local delicacy called hasma. What did you just eat?

dried lizard feet

snake eggs

frog's fallopian tubes

Hasma, the dried fallopian tubes from grass frogs, is a Chinese dessert. Its texture is similar to tapioca.

Question 6 of 11

In Norway during the holidays, you partake in some traditional dishes, including lutefisk. What did you just eat?

dried cod soaked in lye

Lutefisk is dried cod that has been soaked in a lye solution for several days and then in cold water for several more. Broiled or baked and served with butter, salt and pepper, it has the consistency of Jell-O.

fermented salmon heads

calf's head

Question 7 of 11

Is there anything better than authentic Italian food? You go ahead and try the casu marzu. What did you just eat?

giant ant caviar

maggot-filled cheese

Casu marzu, found in Sardinia, Italy, is a cheese deliberately infested with maggot larvae. The larvae ferments the cheese nearly to decomposition. You can eat it with the worms intact, or remove them first.

boiled brains in jelly

Question 8 of 11

You're at a restaurant in Denver, when the waiter mentions an appetizer called Rocky Mountain oysters. You decide to try it. What did you just eat?

freshwater oysters

snails

bull testicles

These aren't oysters at all. They're deep-fried bull testicles.

Question 9 of 11

While on vacation in England, you're craving something sweet, so you order black pudding at a restaurant. What did you just order?

a dark chocolate custard

gelatin drizzled with caramel

a blend of pork fat and pig's blood

The pudding you just ordered isn't really a dessert item; it's a blend of pork fat, onions, oatmeal and pig's blood.

Question 10 of 11

You're visiting a friend in Brooklyn, New York, when she offers you a swig of kombucha, claiming it will prevent hair loss. What did you just drink?

a coffee drink brewed from rare Chilean beans

a health drink made with black currants

a fermented tea brewed from bacteria and yeast

Kombucha is a fermented tea that originated in China. It's brewed from a "starter" of bacteria and yeast.

Question 11 of 11

One night in Mexico, your traveling companion tempts you to order the mollejas asada. What did you just eat?

stuffed peppers

red soup with goat meat and chilies

glands of a calf

Mollejas are sweetbreads, and sweetbread is not bread; it's the glands of a calf.